London Olympics bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal has said it is tough to be a champion and it gets lonely at the top. “Looking back, I feel it is tough to be a champion. It gets lonely at the top. But then again, you don’t have the time to think about the loneliness. You just have time to train, eat, sleep and get up again, so there is no time left to feel bad," said Saina to BIG CBS PRIME.
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Nagpur, December 13: England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth and final cricket Test against India in Nagpur on Thursday. India, who trail 1-2 in the series, have brought in all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, for whom it will be his Test debut, and leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, making it a four-pronged spin attack with Ishant Sharma being the only pacer in the side. For
Sydney, December 13: Australian cricket great Adam Gilchrist believes the one-day format is on an irreversible slide and will be “history” in three years, a report said today. The trailblazing wicketkeeper-batsman fears the 50-over game, which has been losing its appeal in Australia since the ascent of Twenty20 cricket, will likely not last beyond the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
New Delhi, December 12: After dropping a bombshell about interference in selection matters, former national selector Mohinder Amarnath on Wednesday named BCCI president N Srinivasan as the person who overruled the "unanimous" decision to replace Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain after India's eight consecutive overseas Test defeats. "It was a unanimous decision, all five selectors supported it. The
New Delhi, December 12: Under fire after back-to-back defeats in the home series against England, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is unhappy with Gautam Gambhir's "attitude and on-field ethics" and has lodged a complaint to the BCCI against the left-hander, a media report claimed today. Dhoni feels that Gambhir puts his interest above the team and has become too self-centred. The Indian
Nagpur, December 12: India needs a healthy dose of beliefThe officials from the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) make you feel at home. Cricket is priority at Jamtha, on the outskirts of this growing city. Stray cows outside the airport might rekindle memories from the past but the stadium is a reminder that life has moved on. Modernisation appears pronounced as you drive to this excellent
New Delhi, December 12: Former national selector Mohinder Amarnath created a flutter on Tuesday by admitting that “certain internal reason” stopped the selection committee from replacing Mahendra Singh Dhoni as Indian captain after eight successive Test defeats in England and Australia. “Definitely, there were discussions to replace Dhoni and people were agreeing to do so but for some internal
Pune, December 11: Mohinder Amarnath on Monday joined the chorus against MS Dhoni's continuation as India's Test skipper, saying Dhoni's performances did not merit selection but nobody within the Indian cricket board (BCCI) had the "guts" to remove him. Known for his plain speaking, the 62-year-old Amarnath, one of the chief architects of India's first World Cup win in 1983, has had a stormy
Karachi, December 11: Pakistan's experienced allrounders, Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq, have been omitted for the forthcoming One-day series against India although the former has been retained for the two T20 matches. The Pakistani selectors had a number of surprises in store for the cricket community today when they announced the squads for the series in India. Pakistan tours India from
Nagpur, December 11: The India-England series was pitched as a revenge series. Over the last two Tests, the theme has changed completely with Team India suffering a role reversal. Far from being the avengers, they are the ones at the receiving end now. With back-to-back wins, it is England who are revelling in alien conditions. As both India and England arrived in Nagpur on Monday for the fourth